Improve Your Sanskrit Vocabulary - C Rama Devi

We come across a number of Sanskrit words in our daily life.  More often than not, we might like to know the correct meaning of such words.  Here is a small exercise for you to test your knowledge of such words.

1. Oupavasyam: a) fasting b) eating c) drinking d) chewing.

2. Kankala: a) a man b) a woman c) child d) a skelton.

3. Ozas: a) a kind of plant b) group of people c) bodily strength d) creativity.

4. Ullekhanam: a) robbing b) rubbing c) entering d) deviding.

5. Avyagra: a) not agitated b) lion c) king d) contentment.

 

Meanings and explanations

1. Oupavasyam: means fasting.

2. Kankala: means a skeleton.

3. Ozas: means bodily strength, vigour, energy.

4. Ullekhanam: means rubbing, scraching, scraping.

5. Avyagra: means not agitated, steady, cool.

Answers

1. a 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. a  

Ratings of Your Score

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12-15: Good;

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